Cédric Villani: mathematician challenging to be Paris mayor

Re:Cédric Villani: mathematician challenging to be Paris mayor by dmix on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @07:27PM (#21404133)

> I think free college for everyone is a terrible idea. Most people consider that heresy.

Twitter is not a great reflection of real popularity. I highly doubt this is really that popular, especially when it comes to actually implementing and the real costs are considered.

It’s far easier to be hand wavy about this stuff in political campaigns than when it comes to policy and real life implications.

Especially given the highly questionable ROI we’ve seen with the large rise in people going to college and not finding work after. That plus the massive rise in tuition. This would have been way easier to pull off in the 70s than today.

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Re:Cédric Villani: mathematician challenging to be Paris mayor by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @07:37PM (#21404196)

But "popularity" is determined by people, many of whom do not consider the real costs (at least not at this time).

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